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Physaria (Latin Physaria) - a small genus of flowering plants of the Cruciferous (or Cabbage) family. In nature, representatives of the genus are found mainly in North America. Typical habitats are mountain slopes and foothills. Some species tend to self-seed and quickly fill free areas, therefore they are inactively used in gardening.
Characteristics of culture
Fizaria is represented by perennial herbaceous plants, which form abundant rosettes of leaves and, accordingly, whole carpets during the growth process. The foliage is usually fleshy, green, glossy, smooth, often with a grayish or silvery sheen and a jagged edge. The flowers are white or yellow, small, have 4 petals, are formed in large quantities. The fruits are capsules, the shape of which depends on the species.
Of the common types, it can be noted
alpine physaria (lat. Physaria alpina) … She is very unpretentious, prefers stony and dry areas. It boasts single rosettes that carry silvery downy foliage. The flowers are fragrant, collected in large inflorescences, rich yellow or orange-yellow. They do not bloom for long, usually starting in the second decade of April and ending in the third decade of May. Fruits in the form of inflated pods in the form of pods.
No less attractive is the view called
physis acutifolia (Latin Physaria acutifolia) … In nature, it lives in forests among spruce crops and shrubs. In the process of growth, it forms rosettes consisting of spatulate silky-to-the-touch foliage of a silvery-green color. The species in question boasts abundant flowering. Lemon flowers, collected in large bunches. Fruits in the form of small pods of light brown color.
Another species that boasts a high decorative effect is
Physaria Bella (Latin Physaria bellii) … She took a liking to black slate and calcareous areas of the mountain slopes. The plant is characterized by large rosettes, reaching a diameter of 18-20 cm and bearing silvery oval foliage. The flowers are numerous, yellow, collected in bunches, completely cover the rugs. Flowering is long, in warm regions it begins in the third decade of March and ends in early June, sometimes later.
Also among gardeners, attention has won
Physaria alpine (Latin Physaria alpestris) … Her favorite habitats are mountain slopes and cliffs. It is famous for its fleshy rosettes, consisting of lanceolate silvery leaves and yellow flowers, collected in lush brushes. Alpine fizaria bloom is observed in mid - late summer, which depends entirely on the climatic conditions of cultivation.
Growing features
It should be noted that all representatives of the genus are warm and photophilous, although some are still able to develop normally on areas with a rarefied shadow, for example, under openwork tree crowns. The culture prefers moderately moist, well-drained, nutritious soils, on which it blooms better and more abundantly, and develops more actively.
Reproduction of culture involves only one way - seed. Sowing is carried out directly into the open ground, but they are not deeply planted, since the seeds cannot boast of large sizes. Seedlings appear amicably, quickly, but subject to warmed-up soil and constant watering. Fizaria can safely ennoble stony areas or alpine hills, it is not forbidden to combine with crops that form purple, blue or blue flowers.
